Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz (1998) 71, 113-116

C. Th. Buchelos and P. Trematerra (1998)
Monitoring of stored tobacco insect pests by means of pheromones: the case of Ephestia elutella (Hübner) and Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius in South Europe
Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 71 (6), 113-116
Abstract: Results obtained in the monitoring of stored tobacco pests by pheromones are reported.
In Greece Ephestia elutella (Hübner) is likely to have at least 3 generations per year: the first one appears in early May, the second one during the last week of June and the third one - the most populated and the longer lasting - in August. In the same environments Plodia interpunctella (HÜbner) has shown about 5 generations per year. The first on appeared in late May; the remaining 4 - definitely overlapping - are placed in mid-June, in July, in early August and early September.
In Italy four commercial pheromone dispensers effective in trapping Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius have been compared. The results pointed out highly significant differences of the efficacy of the four different dispensers tested. L. serricorne was present in the tobacco store from June to October with a quite remarkable increase between August and early September.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pasquale Trematerra

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Plodia interpunctella	Stored tobacco	Greece
	Lasioderma serricorne	Stored tobacco	Italy
	Ephestia elutella	Stored tobacco	Greece